City Council ▸ 2019-12-09
City Council · Regular Meeting, December 9, 2019
16 City Manager's Agenda3 Communications & Reports from Other City Officers11 Communications5 Policy Orders45 Resolutions8 Other Business5 Committee Reports
City Manager's Agenda (16)
- City Manager's report2019 · #312 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a donation from MIT to the Cambridge Youth Programs (CYP) in the amount of $500.00 to Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to purchase programming supplies for the Youth CentersSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #312
- City Manager's report2019 · #313 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of a grant from the MassHire Metro North Workforce Board for $86,486.00 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Salary and Wages account ($51,892.00) and to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account ($34,594.00) which will be used to reimburse the City for salary costs associated with enrolling income-eligible youth in the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program and to support program costs for work sites taking large numbers of youth and developing worksites for youth participantsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #313
- City Manager's report2019 · #314 Order adopted, unanimousthe appropriation of MASSCAP Inc. funds in the amount of $4,757.15 to the Grant Fund Human Service Programs Other Ordinary Maintenance account which will be used to provide assistance to Cambridge and Somerville residents with natural gas heating billsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #314
- City Manager's report2019 · #315 Order adopted, 8–0the Final Landmark Designation Report for the EMF and Metropolitan Ice Co. buildings at 116 Brookline and 112 Pacific StreetsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerarts📖 read CMA 2019 #315
- City Manager's report2019 · #316 Order adopted, unanimousthe Final Landmark Designation Report for the George E. Bridges House at 74 Oxford Street/43 Wendell StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 read CMA 2019 #316
- City Manager's report2019 · #317 Order adopted, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 19-109, regarding speed issues on Raymond StreetSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit traffic📖 readCMA 2019 #317
- City Manager's report2019 · #318 Order adopted, 8–0the appropriation of $200,000 from Free Cash to the General Fund Law Department Travel and Training (Judgment and Damages) account to cover current and future disbursements that must be paid from this accountSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City ManagerCMA 2019 #318
- City Manager's report2019 · #319 Placed on filethe Surveillance Use Policy and related documentsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerlaborpolice safety📖 read 📖 read CMA 2019 #319
- City Manager's report2019 · #320 Placed on file, unanimousnew appointments and reappointments of the following person as a member of the Transit Advisory Committee for a term of 2-years, effective December 9, 2019: Matthew Coogan, Jackie Jones, Bill McAvinney, Margaret McKenna, Sylvia Parsons, John Attanucci, Joseph Beggan, Kelley Brown, Devin Chaussee, Jim Gascoigne, Kristiana Lachiusa, Katherine Rafferty, Rob Ricchi, Arthur Strang, Saul Tannenbaum, Alexander M. Taylor and Melissa ZampitellaSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managertransit trafficCMA 2019 #320
- City Manager's report2019 · #321 Referred to the petition, unanimousa Planning Board recommendation to adopt the Alexandria Grand Junction Overlay District Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2019 #321
- City Manager's report2019 · #322 Referred to the petition, unanimousa Planning Board recommendation to adopt with modifications, the Harvard Square Overlay District Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2019 #322
- City Manager's report2019 · #323 Referred to the petition, unanimousa communication from the Planning Board with no recommendation on the Shared Mobility Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerzoning📖 readCMA 2019 #323
- City Manager's report2019 · #324 Referred to the petition, unanimouszoning language as requested by the Ordinance committee in connection with the CambridgeSide PUD-8 Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerlaborschoolszoning📖 readCMA 2019 #324
- City Manager's report2019 · #325 Referred to the petition, unanimoussupplemental information in response to an Ordinance Committee request on the Green Buildings Requirements Zoning PetitionSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Managerclimatezoning📖 readCMA 2019 #325
- City Manager's report2019 · #326 Referred to committee, unanimousAwaiting Report Item Number 19-21, regarding a report on Affordable Homeownership ProgramsSubmitted by Louis A. DePasquale, City Manageraffordable housinghousing general📖 readCMA 2019 #326
- City Manager's report2019 · #327 Referred to committee, unanimousA communication transmitted from City Manager Louis A. DePasquale and Assistant City Manager Community Development Iram Farooq, relative to the Incentive Zoning Nexus and Jobs Linkage Studyaffordable housinghousing generaltenants rentzoning📖 readCMA 2019 #327
Communications & Reports from Other City Officers (3)
- City officer's report2019 · #68(untitled)📖 readCOF 2019 #68
- City officer's report2019 · #70a communication from John Twohig, Representative for Cambridgeside Galleria Associates Trust regarding the revised Commitment Letter for Proposed PUD-8 Districtzoning📖 read 📖 readCOF 2019 #70
- City officer's report2019 · #72a memorandum from Councillor Mallon, regarding the Tobin Montessoru/VLUS building proposalsschools📖 readCOF 2019 #72
Communications (11)
11 resident communications received for this meeting, on zoning (2) · police safety (1) · climate (1) · trees (1). Individual letters are summarized in the city's agenda and are not republished here, by policy.
Policy Orders (5)
- Policy order2019 · #380 Order adopted, unanimousCancel Regular City Council Meeting Monday December 23, 2019POR 2019 #380
- Policy order2019 · #381 Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to provide updated data on enforcement of the city’s short term rental regulations, including (but not limited to) the number of units that have registered with the city, the number of applications that have been rejected, the number of inspections that have been undertaken by the Inspectional Services Department, and the total number of units listed on various short term rental websites including AirbnbCouncil requestPOR 2019 #381
- Policy order2019 · #382 Order adopted, unanimousCity Manager be and is hereby requested to include a discussion of what Cambridge’s community wide average annual emissions goals should be as part of the 5-year Net Zero Action Plan review that will be conducted in 2020Council orderclimatePOR 2019 #382
- Policy order2019 · #383 Order adopted, unanimousAsks the City Manager to provide a summary report of the Envision goals for consideration by the City CouncilCouncil requestPOR 2019 #383
- Policy order2019 · #384 Order adoptedCity Manager is hereby requested to work with any and all appropriate departments to locate an area in East Cambridge, preferably near the current location, to set up a temporary, fenced-in dog park until construction on a new permanent dog park can be built as part of the Tim Toomey Jr. Park projectCouncil orderPOR 2019 #384
Resolutions (45)
- Resolution2019 · #391 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Robert Bruno from the Fire DepartmentRES 2019 #391
- Resolution2019 · #392 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Daniel Mahoney from the Fire DepartmentRES 2019 #392
- Resolution2019 · #393 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of John Shinkwin from the Fire DepartmentRES 2019 #393
- Resolution2019 · #394 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Steven DeMarco from the Police Departmentpolice safetyRES 2019 #394
- Resolution2019 · #395 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Ellen Pridham from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #395
- Resolution2019 · #396 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Alice Kaminsky from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #396
- Resolution2019 · #397 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Jay Toppan from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #397
- Resolution2019 · #398 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Maureen Colton from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #398
- Resolution2019 · #399 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Laila Methratta from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #399
- Resolution2019 · #400 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Marie Girault from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #400
- Resolution2019 · #401 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Janet Lehrberg from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #401
- Resolution2019 · #402 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Laurie Diminico from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #402
- Resolution2019 · #403 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Queenie Richardson from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #403
- Resolution2019 · #404 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Paul MacKinnon from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #404
- Resolution2019 · #405 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Donna Collins Dacruz from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #405
- Resolution2019 · #406 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Linda Fournier from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #406
- Resolution2019 · #407 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Donna Clark from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #407
- Resolution2019 · #408 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Betty Munson from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #408
- Resolution2019 · #409 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Andrea Rogers from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #409
- Resolution2019 · #410 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Deborah Woods from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #410
- Resolution2019 · #411 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Joao Tavares from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #411
- Resolution2019 · #412 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Maude Seme from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #412
- Resolution2019 · #413 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Janice Lulu from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #413
- Resolution2019 · #414 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Angela Radan from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #414
- Resolution2019 · #415 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Marilou Cummings from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #415
- Resolution2019 · #416 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of James Mahoney from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #416
- Resolution2019 · #417 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Sue Lombardi from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #417
- Resolution2019 · #418 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Michele Klau from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #418
- Resolution2019 · #419 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Celeste Lima from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #419
- Resolution2019 · #420 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Lynn Levecque from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #420
- Resolution2019 · #421 Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Maria Conceicao TravassosRES 2019 #421
- Resolution2019 · #422 Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Alvin GoldfieldRES 2019 #422
- Resolution2019 · #423 Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Charles "Charlie" DavidsonRES 2019 #423
- Resolution2019 · #424 Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Constance "Connie" ChristoRES 2019 #424
- Resolution2019 · #425 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Mary Choppa from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #425
- Resolution2019 · #426 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Lisa Foley from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #426
- Resolution2019 · #427 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Jennifer Lavery from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #427
- Resolution2019 · #428 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Karen Scalisi from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #428
- Resolution2019 · #429 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Emma Celestin from the Cambridge Health AllianceRES 2019 #429
- Resolution2019 · #430 Order adopted, unanimousHappy Birthday wishes to Councillor Alanna MallonRES 2019 #430
- Resolution2019 · #431 Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Joanna HerlihyRES 2019 #431
- Resolution2019 · #432 Order adopted, unanimousFurnishing Hope of Massachusetts, Inc., a non-profit organization located in Harvard Square, recently marked an impressive milestone in having served 1,000 adults and childrenRES 2019 #432
- Resolution2019 · #433 Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the death of Mary Lou VigilanteRES 2019 #433
- Resolution2019 · #434 Order adopted, unanimousRetirement of Dr. Shibly MaloufRES 2019 #434
- Resolution2019 · #435 Order adopted, unanimousResolution on the Death of Wyllis "Bill" BibbinsRES 2019 #435
Other Business (8)
- Awaiting report2019 · #157 Report received and acceptedReport on providing an update of when the public Police Dashboard will be fully operationalpolice safetyAR-19-157
- Awaiting report2019 · #158 Placed on file due to end of legislative termReport on allocating the necessary funds to maintain the existing staffing levels and operating hours at the O’Connell Branch LibraryAR-19-158
- Awaiting report2019 · #159 Report received and acceptedReport on ways to review safety and devise any safety interventions at the corner of Saville Street and Walden StreetAR-19-159
- CRT 2019 #80 · a report from Councillor Quinton Zondervan, Co-Chair and Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chair of the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee, for a public hearing held on October 23, 2019 to discuss tracking of the City’s emissions and identifying key indicators that would give a sense of where the City is going [arts] [climate] 📖 read
- CRT 2019 #83 · a report from Councillor Quinton Zondervan, Co-Chair and Councillor Dennis J. Carlone, Co-Chair of the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning, Public Facilities, Arts and Celebration Committee, for a public hearing held on November 13. 2019 to discuss the final Envision Report [arts] 📖 read
- CRT 2019 #79 · A report from Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, Chair and Councillor Quinton Zondervan, Chair of the Health and Environment Committee for a public hearing held on November 12, 2019 at 5PM to discuss the findings of the Urban Forest Master Plan task force [trees]
- CRT 2019 #81 · A report from Councillor Dennis J. Carlone Co-Chair of the Ordinance Committee, for a public hearing held on November 26, 2019 to discuss an amendment to article 19 of the zoning ordinance [zoning]
- CRT 2019 #82 · A report from Councillor Craig Kelley, Chair of the Public Safety Committee, for a public hearing held on December 3, 2019 to discuss an amendment to the Surveillance Ordinance [police-safety]
Committee Reports (5)
- Health & Environment Committee hearing of 2019-11-12 · Report Accepted And Placed On [Unanimous]
- Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of 2019-10-23 · Report Accepted And Placed On [Unanimous]
- Ordinance Committee hearing of 2019-11-26 · Report Accepted And Placed On [Unanimous]
- Public Safety Committee hearing of 2019-12-03 · Report Accepted And Placed On [Unanimous]
- Neighborhood & Long Term Planning Committee hearing of (unknown date) · Report Accepted And Placed On [Unanimous]